diff --git a/Sources/Integration/Session/Session+Contacts.swift b/Sources/Integration/Session/Session+Contacts.swift
index 4994cc2d4dc391832e21277f6336f4df28840bef..fa27fe2ece740c14217d809d8bab6fd48fae670a 100644
--- a/Sources/Integration/Session/Session+Contacts.swift
+++ b/Sources/Integration/Session/Session+Contacts.swift
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ extension Session {
 
         var contactToOperate: Contact!
 
-        if contact.authStatus == .requestFailed || contact.authStatus == .confirmationFailed {
+        if [.requestFailed, .confirmationFailed, .stranger].contains(contact.authStatus) {
             contactToOperate = contact
         } else {
             if let _ = try? dbManager.fetchContacts(.init(id: [contact.id])).first {
diff --git a/Sources/Integration/Session/Session.swift b/Sources/Integration/Session/Session.swift
index 2899e4025dcf140dc4ad4b7969dd02fbd62fc06b..44e3d1b7a634d062e1322f1a419cb5f36be73259 100644
--- a/Sources/Integration/Session/Session.swift
+++ b/Sources/Integration/Session/Session.swift
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ public final class Session: SessionType {
 
         let query = Contact.Query(authStatus: [.verificationInProgress])
         _ = try? dbManager.bulkUpdateContacts(query, .init(authStatus: .verificationFailed))
+
+        scanStrangers {}
     }
 
     public func setDummyTraffic(status: Bool) {